The Exterminating Angel

The Exterminating Angel

  • Director: Luis Buñuel
  • Writer: Luis Buñuel,Luis Alcoriza
  • Countries of origin: Mexico
  • Language: Spanish
  • Release date: August 21, 1967
  • Also known as: Andjeo unistenja
  • "The Exterminating Angel" is a comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel and starring Silvia Pinal and Jacqueline Andere .
    The film mainly tells the story of a couple entertaining friends at home at a grand dinner.

    Details

    • Release date August 21, 1967
    • Filming locations Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Production companies Producciones Gustavo Alatriste

    Box office

    Gross worldwide

    $1,843

    Movie reviews

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    • By Roslyn 2022-12-20 11:43:12

      The Dilemma of the Mind - What Limits My Freedom

      A group of high-class elites, dressed in exquisite costumes, arrive at a luxurious villa to celebrate the latest artwork released by one of them. After the dinner, they seem to be trapped by some mysterious force, and no one has been able to since then. Stepping out of this mysterious hall, it was evident that they were collectively trapped by something that neither of them could say. Finally, one of the crowd proposed to repeat the events of the first day they came to the...

    • By Nicolas 2022-12-15 18:51:33

      Shipwreck Survivors on the Road of Providence

      About five months ago, I watched a movie with someone very (fast) often (ein) (schlafen), as the best prophetic movie of the past month, I think it is still an obligation to document this genius Director's work. It is also a ridiculous drama in the same room. I doubt whether Feng Junhao's team has humbly studied this "Destroying Angel" by Louis Buñuel. Although the title of the film is inexplicably reminiscent of Wong Kar-wai, there is no such thing as canned pineapple at all. The warm part...

    • By Erika 2022-12-15 04:06:48

      religious allegory

      This film is still aimed at religion. Don't forget Nuer's consistent purpose of anti-religious hypocrisy, and the film is already telling the audience what his intentions are. People enter the religious house and are reluctant to come out because of the inherent laziness of human nature. As well as the chaos and disorder of the politics of the outside world, people cannot escape the so-called labyrinth of beliefs and ideologies. Even if it's a very simple way, I can't figure it out. The...

    • By Zelma 2022-12-09 10:32:41

      ideological barrier

      Quite a simple movie. But the angle is good.

      It may be easy to walk from one room to another, but many can imagine how difficult it is when we exit one faith and enter the next. Although the middle of the film is a bit dull and weird, the end of the church is a clear explanation.

      More than one person has mentioned to me that it is very easy for people to start believing in an ideology, especially a religious ideology, but when you want to quit, it is even more difficult....

    • By Ephraim 2022-11-27 16:55:09

      Roger Ebert on "Destroying Angels" (self-translation)

      The Chicago Sun-Times, May 11, 1997

      The guests of the dinner filed in. They walked up the steps into the wide porch... Then came another wave of people - the same guests, but this time from a higher stand. Audiences soon discovered the beauty of the joke: guests came one after the other and couldn't leave.

      Luis Buñuel's "Angel of Destruction" (1962) is a thriller comedy that reveals the brutal nature and elusive secrets of us "savages"...

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    • By Nico 2023-09-18 17:09:23

      I don't like this movie very much, even though I know it's interesting and valuable, this dislike is like I don't like eating lychees very much, and sometimes I still eat it. The structure of the film is very similar to the production process of "Boiled Cabbage". I also thought of a similar arrangement before. For example, a film is about a group of elementary school students almost all the time, and there are too many indoor scenes. Finally, there is a one-minute adult story suddenly. , to...

    • By Theodora 2023-09-10 00:27:24

      "From a rational standpoint, the best explanation is no...

    • By Keven 2023-08-21 20:18:38

      In order to escape the pain of life and the fear of nature, human beings have retreated into the territory of ideology and religious belief. Our naturally flexible hands and feet have become rigid feet in the leather of social norms. The only way to break out of the cocoon is to reflect on the original pursuit and meaning of life....

    • By Betty 2023-08-03 04:49:17

      Who trapped them, and who trapped themselves? Buñuel's movies don't seem to be very shocking after watching any of them, but there are always many new things to amuse...

    • By Blaise 2023-07-11 20:43:47

      6th 20210125 Watched it again, my favorite movie. The host held a dinner party, the servants and chefs left early, and everyone who attended the banquet was troubled by mysterious power and could not leave. Think of Hans in "The Magic Mountain" who was stranded in a nursing home for nearly ten years. In real life, it may be even worse, and some people are trapped in some kind of conscious complex for a...

    Movie plot

    The story revolves around a huge dinner party. A couple entertaining friends at home. Just as the guests arrived, the cook and servant suddenly left. The hostess was furious, but luckily the dinner was a success. During the dinner, the guests said bad things to each other, and after the meal, the guests enjoyed the piano performance in the concert hall. But everyone found that they couldn't leave, not because they didn't want to leave,...
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    Evaluation action

    One of Buñuel's best satirical comedies, it's a parody of the director's pessimistic thoughts on human nature and a dig at the bourgeois way of life. In particular, the use of the spiritual symbols of the bourgeoisie such as mansions and churches shows that the bourgeoisie is shackled by their own spiritual space, and expresses the pessimism and ridicule of the director for the way out of this group of people. As for what the film is...
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    Movie quotes

    • Edmundo Nobile: I love the spontaneity of this situation. If you'd like to spend the night, we'll make up as many rooms as needed. I'm pleased to see the old spirit of improvisation is alive and well.

    • Lucía de Nobile: Aren't they going a bit far, taking off their tuxedo jackets?

      Edmundo Nobile: Don't forget Leandro lives in the United States. Besides, this is the time when the body's most relaxed, and with the pleasant temperature in here...

      Lucía de Nobile: I'm sure they'll feel ashamed when they look back on their behavior.

    • Edmundo Nobile: I'm confused. What's going on here? I don't know how we got to this point, but there's a limit to everything.

      Lucía de Nobile: What can I say? For now we have to offer them breakfast. I'm sure they'll go home after that.

      Edmundo Nobile: Of course. I trust in their discretion.